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the red salmon {Oncorhynchus nerka Walbaum) is still 

 uncertain. 



In opinion 52, the names (Semotilus) corporalis 

 (Mitchill) and (Notropis) cornutus (Mitchill) as used 

 by Jordan and Evermann are conserved as against the 

 specific names, bullaris and megalops given to the re- 

 spective species by Rafinesque. Mitchill's first account 

 (August, 1817) of each species is a brief notice, followed 

 later (March, 1818), by an adequate description. Be- 

 tween these two dates (Dec, 1817) Rafinesque pub- 

 lished descriptions. A brief notice if identifiable con- 

 stitutes a description. 



Opinion 54 confirms the genus Phoxinus and Albur- 

 nus as of Rafinesque (1820) not of Agassiz (1835). 



Another opinion confirms the decision made by 

 Jordan and Gilbert that the proper type of the genus 

 Pleuronectes L. should be Pleuronectes platessa L, the 

 type of Plestessa Cuvier, and that the proper type of 

 Spams L. should be S pants aurata L. later type of 

 Aurata Fleming and of Chrysophrys Cuv. and Val. 



Under the accepted rules the generic name Bodianus 

 Bloch 1790 (type Bodianus bodianus B\och=Labrus rufus 

 L.) must replace Harpe Lacepede (1902) with equivalent 

 type. B. bodianus being of necessity the type of Bod- 

 ianus, through tautonomy. 



Opinion 40 with special note by Dr. Stejneger con- 

 firms Salmo eriox L. as the proper name of the Trout 

 of western Europe, in place of Salmo faHo and Salmo 

 trutta. 



Opinion 41, confirms the use of the generic name 

 Ablennes instead of Athlennes (originally a slip of the 

 pen), for the Gar-fish, Ablennes hians. 



Opinion 44 confirms the use of Leptocephalus, a 

 name applied to a larva, in place of the later Conger, 

 applied to the adult. 



Opinion 47 confirms Carcharias taunts Rafinesque 

 as type of Carcharias Rafinesque, thus replacing Odon- 

 taspis Agassiz. On the same reasoning the type of 

 Galeus Rafinesque becomes Galeus musteliis as Galeus re- 

 places Pleitracromylon. This view diverges from com- 

 mon usage, although it accords with the view (unwill- 

 ingly) taken by Jordan and Evermann. On a similar 

 line of argument we must accept (also unwillingly) 

 Carapus Rafinesque in place of Fierasfer Cuvier. 



David Starr Jordan, 



Stanford University. 



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